About Us

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We have no dues, no newsletters, no membership requirements. If you are a member of your state VMA in one of the New England states, you are automatically a member of the New England Veterinary Medical Association. 

To provide outstanding continuing education for the veterinary healthcare community by:    

1. Hosting and organizing an annual conference, and
2. Facilitating a leadership conference to advance communication among the northeast veterinary community.

September 14-17, 2028 - Portland, Maine

Our board members are appointed by the six New England state veterinary associations (up to two per state) and serve a four year term. 

The Board's mission is to plan the program and oversee the management of this annual meeting.  

• President:  Megan Whelan, DVM, DACVECC (MA) is the Chief Medical Officer of Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston and co-directs the Emergency and Critical Care service. She is a 2003 graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed a one-year internship program at Angell and a three-year E/CC residency at Tufts before joining Angell’s senior staff. Dr. Whelan is also the Director of Angell’s Internship Program, where she oversees the clinical education of new veterinarians as they rotate through all of Angell’s specialty services. 
• Vice President: Hannah Thomas, BVetMed (RI)  is an associate veterinarian at Veterinary Urgent Care Center in East Providence. She graduated from The Royal  Veterinary College in London in 2015. She joined Ocean State Vet  Specialists for an internship after graduation and has since worked in a  combination of emergency medicine and general practice before VUCC in 2023. Dr Thomas lives in Newport, RI with her husband and 2  Australian Shepherds. In her spare time she enjoys skiing, cooking and  yoga. 
• Treasurer:   Kelsey Hilton, VMD (ME) is a large animal veterinarian at Annabessacook Veterinary Clinic in Monmouth, ME. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and has served on the board of the Maine VMA. Her interests include large animal medicine and surgery, bovine and small ruminant reproduction and ultrasound and she particularly enjoys consulting with small farmers to develop preventative husbandry plans for their herds and developing client education materials. She lives on her family farm in Starks, where she keeps highland cattle and a few horses and helps manage hayfields and selectively cut woodland. Her other interests include western-style skijoring, skiing, riding horses, and exploring the outdoors with her family.
• Secretary: Caitlin McIntosh, DVM (CT) is the co-owner of Beckett & Associates Veterinary Services in Glastonbury, CT.  She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009.  A native of New England, she returned to Connecticut in 2015 after practicing in upstate New York for six years and became a partner in the practice in 2017. Dr. McIntosh enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, but has special interest in equine reproduction, small ruminant and pet pig medicine, and pain management and acupuncture/chiropractic for both small and large animals. When not working, Cait spends her time with her husband Mike and sons Elijah and Wynston on their small farm, which includes chickens, goats, sheep, bees, horses, a dog, and two cats. She enjoys skiing, ice hockey, and riding horses in her time away from work.
• Director:  Kelly Chameroy, DVM, PhD (CT) received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in animal science at UCONN.  Following graduation, she managed a horse farm in VA for 1 year before returning to CT and working as a veterinary technician and a research assistant at Yale Medical School.  She pursued her PhD in metabolic disorders of horses and DVM at the University of Tennessee.  Dr. Chameroy worked briefly with the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service before beginning a full-time career in companion animal clinical practice in CT.  She has a strong interest in behavior and rehabilitative/alternative therapies.  
• Director: Meera Gatlin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM (MA) is an assistant professor of public health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, where she leads students in the DVM/MPH dual-degree program. Her research and teaching interests are in public health education and the role of working dogs in public health/public safety. She received her DVM and MPH degrees from Tufts in 2016. After graduation, she worked as an associate veterinarian in Framingham, MA, and still does relief work when not teaching. Dr. Gatlin lives in central Massachusetts with her husband, two kids, and two corgis. When not working, she loves to travel, practice yoga, watch Paw Patrol with her kids, and collect fountain pens.
• Director: Katie Larson, DVM (NH) is  is the owner of a subscription based emergency only equine practice based out of West Newbury, MA. She graduated from Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2019 and then completed an internship at Littleton Equine Medical Center. After practicing in Colorado she returned to New England.  She is an active member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, contributing to groups that emphasize practice culture, business strategies, and the welfare of working equids and has served on the board of the New Hampshire Veterinary Medical Association. When not practicing Dr. Larson enjoys traveling, running, skiing, going to the beach and riding Chincoteague ponies.  
• Director: Sarah Mercurio, DVM (RI): is the Medical Director at City Kitty Veterinary Care for Cats in Providence, RI. She is a University of Minnesota graduate and has been at City Kitty since 2009. Prior to City Kitty, Dr. Mercurio worked at a feline practice in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Mercurio served as President of the Rhode Island VMA in 2025. In addition to RIVMA, Dr. Mercurio served on the AVMA Council on Education from 2018-2024 and is now a site visitor for the COE, visiting veterinary schools in the US (and internationally) and performing accreditation visits. Currently, she is also on the planning committee for the RIVMA Scientific Seminar. 
• Director: Kelly O'Neill, DVM, MPH, DACVIM (VT) is the medical director at Peak Veterinary Referral Center in Williston, VT. She received her DVM from Colorado State University and completed a residency in small animal internal medicine at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She lives in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with her wife, three dogs, two cats. In her free time she will generally be found outside hiking, kayaking, or gardening.
• Director: Abigail Geick, DVM (NH) is an associate veterinarian at New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center. She currently works as an ambulatory and in hospital practitioner working on horses and small ruminants. She graduated from University of Tennessee in 2019 where she then completed an equine rotating internship at Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center in Northern California. She returned to University of Tennessee to complete a ABVP-Equine residency. Life led her back home to New Hampshire. Abby currently serves on the New Hampshire VMA. In her free time, she enjoys riding her horse and exploring New England's hiking trails with her two dogs.